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The Nervous System Regulation Toolkit

The Nervous System Regulation Toolkit

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FOR PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION BUT STILL CAN'T REGULATE

You know what's happening when you wake up at 6 AM with your heart pounding.

It's not "just anxiety." It's your sympathetic nervous system stuck in activation. Your vagus nerve signaling danger when you're safe in your bed.

You know this.

You've read about it. You follow the accounts. You understand the science.

But knowing doesn't stop it from happening.

And when it does happen—when your chest is tight and your hands are shaking and you need to do something—you can't remember which saved post had the thing that might help.

Was it the humming? The cold water? The tapping?

You lie there scrolling through hundreds of saved posts while your nervous system spirals.

This is the gap nobody talks about.

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Stop deciding which technique to try. These visual guides tell you exactly which tool for which moment.

   
Polyvagal Cheat Sheets: Visual Guide to Your 3 States

Polyvagal Cheat Sheets: Visual Guide to Your 3 States

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You understand polyvagal theory. These cheat sheets help you actually use it in real-time.

   
Somatic Therapy Worksheets: Visual Body Mapping System

Somatic Therapy Worksheets: Visual Body Mapping System

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Track your patterns, map your triggers, and see your progress over time. The visual tools therapists use—now yours to keep.

📖 What's Inside

5 Therapist-Designed Workbooks + 2 Practice Card Decks

500+ Somatic Exercises Organized by When You Actually Need Them

Here's what you're getting:

1. Stress Response Workbook

Stop reacting the same way to the same triggers.

Map your personal nervous system patterns. Identify what sends you into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Understand your specific window of tolerance—not the textbook version, YOUR version.

This isn't generic "track your mood" journaling. It's structured analysis that shows you exactly which situations dysregulate you and why. So you can finally stop wondering "why do I always react this way?"

2. Somatic Practice Guide

The exercise library you've been trying to create from Instagram saves.

Every exercise organized by nervous system state:

  • Ventral vagal (when you're calm and need to maintain)
  • Sympathetic (when you're activated and need to come down)
  • Dorsal vagal (when you're shutdown and need to come up)

No more guessing "is this the right technique for what I'm feeling?" The guide tells you.

3. Polyvagal Reference Sheets

So you stop having to remember what state you're in.

Quick-reference ladder diagrams you can glance at and immediately know: "Oh, I'm in dorsal. I need activation, not calming."

State characteristics checklists. Daily tracking sheets. The visual tools that make polyvagal theory actually usable in real life—not just intellectually interesting.

4. Nervous System Reset Protocols

This is what you've been looking for.

Step-by-step sequences for the exact moments you're drowning:

  • Morning Panic Protocol — What to do in the first 5 minutes after waking with a racing heart
  • Work Freeze Protocol — How to get your executive function back online when you're paralyzed at your desk
  • Parenting Dysregulation Protocol — The 90-second reset before you snap at your kids
  • Bedtime Activation Protocol — How to wind down when you're wired at night
  • Dissociation Recovery Protocol — Gentle activation when you're numb and disconnected

Not "here are some exercises."

Exercise 1 for X duration → Exercise 2 for Y duration → Check in → Next step.

The protocol you can follow when your thinking brain is offline.

5. 10-Step Calm Guide

Build actual resilience, not just survive each day.

Interactive workbook for expanding your window of tolerance over time. Track your progress. Notice when you're catching dysregulation earlier. See the patterns shifting.

This is the long-game tool. The one that shows you you're not just managing—you're actually healing.

6. Grounding Cards (Bonus)

For when you literally cannot think.

Physical cards you print and keep everywhere—your purse, your car, your desk drawer, your nightstand.

When panic hits and your prefrontal cortex goes offline, you don't have to remember anything. Grab a card. Follow the instruction. That's it.

No decisions. No scrolling. No trying to remember what that one post said.

Just: card → action → regulation.

7. Epigenetic Practice Cards (Bonus)

Understanding why this matters beyond you.

Your daily regulation practice isn't just healing you. It's breaking the cycle.

These cards explain how nervous system regulation impacts the next generation. Especially powerful for parents who are terrified of passing their dysregulation to their kids.

Not guilt-inducing. Empowering. "This is why the work you're doing matters."

Everything is digital. Everything is printable. Everything is organized by the moment you need it.

Not by theory. Not by alphabetical order. By "I'm experiencing this right now—what page do I turn to?"

❌ Why You're Still Dysregulated Despite Knowing Everything About Regulation

Let me guess:

Your Instagram saves folder has 200+ posts about nervous system regulation.

You could explain Polyvagal Theory to someone at a dinner party.

You know what dorsal vagal shutdown is. You know your window of tolerance is small. You know you need to stimulate your vagus nerve.

But you still wake up panicking.

You still freeze at your desk for hours.

You still yell at your kids over spilled milk.

You still feel numb more days than you feel alive.

And you hate yourself for it.

Because you KNOW better. You know the theory. You've done the work. You understand what's happening.

So why can't you stop it?

Here's why:

No Structure

You have 47 different exercises saved from 23 different accounts.

When panic hits—which one do you do?

Do you start with grounding? Activation? Breathwork? Movement?

You don't know. So you either freeze trying to decide, or you randomly try things that don't work, or you give up and doom-scroll instead.

Having exercises isn't the same as having a protocol.

It's like having a pile of ingredients without a recipe.

No Progression

Last week, that humming exercise helped.

This week, it made you feel worse.

Why? Was it the wrong time of day? Wrong nervous system state? Did you do it too long? Not long enough?

You have no idea.

Because nobody told you that grounding exercises can make dorsal shutdown worse. That activation techniques can send anxious people into panic. That what works in ventral vagal doesn't work in sympathetic.

You're supposed to just... know this somehow?

No Context

Your therapist said "practice nervous system regulation daily."

Cool. What does that actually mean?

One exercise in the morning? Which one? Five exercises throughout the day? When? Do you do the same ones every time or different ones depending on your state?

You weren't given an actual plan. Just told to "do the thing."

So you don't do the thing. Because you don't know what the thing actually looks like as a daily practice.

No Follow-Through

Saving posts isn't practicing.

Reading about the vagus nerve isn't regulating it.

Understanding dorsal vagal shutdown isn't getting out of it.

You need an implementation system. Not more information.

But information is what you keep collecting. Because it's easier than admitting you don't know how to actually use it.

This is why you're still dysregulated.

Not because you're doing it wrong.

Not because you're broken.

Not because you haven't tried hard enough.

Because you've been trying to build a practice from scattered puzzle pieces while your nervous system is actively falling apart.

✅ How This System Solves It (The Thing You've Been Missing)

ORGANIZED BY SYMPTOM, NOT THEORY

You're not going to open this and see "Chapter 1: Understanding Polyvagal Theory."

You already understand it.

Instead, you'll see:

"Waking Up With Racing Heart → Page 12"

"Frozen at Desk, Can't Work → Page 23"

"About to Yell at Kids → Page 18"

"Numb and Disconnected → Page 26"

"Wired at Night, Can't Sleep → Page 41"

You're experiencing something → You turn to that page → You follow the protocol.

That's it.

No deciding. No remembering. No scrolling through saves.

Just: symptom → page number → protocol → relief.

STRUCTURED BY COGNITIVE CAPACITY

Here's what nobody tells you about regulation techniques:

They require different amounts of brain power.

Box breathing (count to 4, hold for 7, out for 8) requires working memory. You need your prefrontal cortex online.

5-4-3-2-1 grounding (name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch...) requires categorization and tracking.

But when you're IN a panic attack? Your prefrontal cortex is offline. You can't count. You can't categorize. You can't remember sequences.

So this system is organized by how much cognitive function you have access to:

High Capacity (You can think clearly):

  • Complex breathwork with counting
  • Detailed body scans
  • Sequential progressive muscle relaxation
  • Cognitive grounding exercises

Medium Capacity (Thinking is hard):

  • Simple humming (no counting)
  • Basic body awareness
  • Bilateral tapping
  • Short movement sequences

Zero Capacity (You cannot think at all):

  • Press tongue to roof of mouth
  • Squeeze fists as hard as you can
  • Push feet into floor
  • Splash cold water on face

One physical action. No counting. No remembering. No decisions.

This is the piece you've been missing.

You've been trying to use high-capacity techniques when you have zero capacity.

No wonder they don't work.

BUILT FOR MULTIPLE-TIMES-PER-DAY USE

You don't regulate once and you're done for the day.

You regulate when you wake up panicking.

Again mid-morning when your chest starts tightening during a meeting.

Again at lunch when you realize you've been holding your breath.

Again at 4 PM when you're frozen at your desk.

Again before bed when you're wired despite being exhausted.

This system is designed for that reality.

Not "do your 20-minute morning practice and you're good."

But "here are 3-minute tools you can use 5 times today depending on what you're experiencing in each moment."

Morning check-in protocols.

Midday regulation resets.

Emergency "in the moment" interventions.

Evening wind-down sequences.

Weekly tracking to see patterns.

A system for people who need to regulate constantly, not occasionally.

THERAPIST-DESIGNED, TRAUMA-INFORMED

This was created by a developmental therapist who understands:

Titration — Why you can't just "go deep" into trauma release without overwhelming your system. How to dose activation safely.

Window of Tolerance — Why what works for your friend might send you into panic. How to work within YOUR specific capacity.

Safe Activation vs Re-traumatization — The difference between "this feels uncomfortable but I'm okay" and "this is flooding me." How to know when to stop.

Individual Differences — Why some people in dorsal need activation and others need grounding first. How to figure out what YOUR nervous system needs.

Gradual Capacity Building — You're not just managing symptoms. You're expanding your window of tolerance over time. Actually healing, not just surviving.

This isn't someone who read about somatics and made a PDF.

This is a clinician who uses these exact tools with clients every day. Who knows what works and what doesn't. Who designed this for people whose nervous systems are genuinely dysregulated—not people who are just "a little stressed."

This isn't another explanation of why nervous system regulation matters.

It's the implementation manual for actually doing it when you're too dysregulated to think straight.

🎁 PLUS 2 FREE BONUSES INCLUDED

Grounding Cards

For when your thinking brain is completely offline.

You know that moment when panic hits and you think "I should do something" but you can't remember what?

These cards solve that.

Print them. Cut them out. Keep them everywhere.

Your purse. Your car. Your desk drawer. Your nightstand. Your bathroom.

When you can't think—grab a card. Follow the single instruction on it. That's it.

No scrolling through your phone (which will make it worse).

No trying to remember that thing from that post from three weeks ago.

No decisions.

Card → instruction → body follows → nervous system responds.

These are for the moments when you're drowning and you need something—anything—to grab onto.

Epigenetic Practice Cards

Understanding why this work matters beyond just you.

If you're a parent, you know this fear:

"What if I pass this to my kids?"

"What if they inherit my dysregulated nervous system?"

"What if I'm creating the same childhood I'm trying to heal from?"

These cards explain—in clear, compassionate language—how your regulation practice breaks that cycle.

How co-regulation works.

How your calm nervous system teaches their nervous system safety.

How the work you're doing now protects them from inheriting your patterns.

Not to add pressure. To give you hope.

You're not just healing yourself. You're stopping the generational transmission.

These cards remind you of that on the days when you want to give up.

👥 This Is For You If...

You already know what nervous system regulation is — You've followed the accounts, read the books, understand the terms. You're not looking for Education 101.

Your phone is full of saved posts you've never used — You have the information. You lack the organization. You need structure, not more screenshots.

You understand the science but can't apply it consistently — You know WHY you're dysregulated. You don't know WHAT to do about it in real-time.

You've tried meditation/therapy/breathing and nothing stuck — Not because they don't work, but because you didn't have a system for when to use what.

You need tools you can use at 6 AM, noon, 5 PM, and midnight — Your dysregulation doesn't happen on a schedule. Your tools shouldn't either.

You're exhausted from collecting information without implementing — You're ready to stop learning and start doing. Ready to stop saving posts and start having an actual practice.

You freeze when trying to choose which exercise to do — Decision fatigue is real when you're dysregulated. You need protocols that remove the decision.

You've bought courses you never finished — Video modules you'll never watch aren't helpful. You need printable tools you can grab and use now.

This Is NOT For You If...

You've never heard of nervous system regulation — This assumes baseline knowledge. If you don't know what the vagus nerve is, this will be overwhelming.

You want someone else to fix you — This is self-directed work. You have to actually use the tools. They don't work if they stay in your downloads folder.

You're looking for a quick fix — Regulation is a practice, not a pill. This is for people ready to do the work, not people looking for one magic exercise.

You need professional crisis support — If you're in acute crisis, please work with a therapist. This is a self-help tool, not a replacement for professional care.

Who Gets the Most From This:

The Overwhelmed Information Collector — 200+ saved posts. Follows 15 nervous system accounts. Can explain polyvagal theory. Still wakes up panicking every morning because they have information, not a system.

The Failed Course Buyer — Has spent $500+ on somatic courses. Never finished any of them. Needs something they can actually USE when dysregulated, not watch when calm.

The "I Know the Theory" Person — Understands the science better than most therapists. Still can't regulate in real-time because knowledge and implementation are different things.

The Multiple-Times-Per-Day Regulator — Needs tools for morning panic, work freeze, parenting moments, bedtime activation. Not just "do this once a day and you're good."

The Skeptical Survivor — Has tried everything. Nothing worked. Needs proof this is different. (It's different because it's organized by when you need it, not by theory.)

📥 Instant Digital Access - Start in 5 Minutes

Step 1: Complete Your Order

Secure checkout. Instant confirmation email.

Step 2: Access Your Download Link

Check your email (including spam folder). Click the download link.

Step 3: Save the Files

PDF files you can save to your phone, tablet, computer—any device.

Step 4: Print What You Need First

Experiencing morning panic? Print the Morning Reset Protocol (Page 12).

Frozen at work? Print the Executive Function Recovery Protocol (Page 23).

Can't think during panic? Print the Grounding Cards.

You don't have to print everything. Just print what you need for where you are right now.

Step 5: Use It Tonight

Turn to the protocol for whatever you're experiencing. Follow the steps. Start building your actual practice.

✅ 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

Download the entire system.

Print the protocols.

Use them for a full month.

If you don't find it more useful than the 200 Instagram posts you've been trying to organize in your head...

If it doesn't give you the structure you've been desperately needing...

If it's just more information instead of actual implementation...

Email us. We'll refund you. No questions asked.

You're not risking money.

You're risking another month of waking up panicking, freezing at work, yelling at your kids, and feeling numb—while KNOWING you should be able to fix it because you understand the theory.

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  • Sarah M. - Marketing Manager

    "I had literally 247 saved Instagram posts about nervous system regulation. I could explain polyvagal theory to anyone. But when I woke up at 6 AM with my heart racing, I'd lie there scrolling trying to remember which post had the thing that might help.

    This workbook is every single one of those posts organized by the exact moment I'm experiencing. Morning panic? Page 12. Frozen at my desk? Page 23. I don't have to think anymore—I just turn to the page and follow the protocol.

    I used the Morning Reset Protocol this morning and my heart rate came down in 4 minutes. Four minutes. After three years of waking up panicking.

    This is what I've been trying to build in my head from scattered Instagram screenshots. I wish I'd found this a year ago."

  • Jennifer L. - Teacher & Mom of Two

    "I've spent over $800 on somatic therapy courses. I never finished a single one.

    Ten-hour video modules that I'd start watching when I was calm, telling myself 'this time I'll actually finish it.' But when I was actually dysregulated? I couldn't focus on a 45-minute video. I needed help NOW.

    This is different. It's not a course. It's a manual I keep printed next to my bed and at my desk.

    Yesterday my daughter knocked over an entire gallon of milk. I felt the rage starting—that familiar feeling of 'I'm about to yell and hate myself later.'

    I said 'Mommy needs 90 seconds' and did the Parenting Dysregulation Protocol in the bathroom.

    I came back calm. We cleaned it up together. She said 'Thanks for not yelling, Mommy.'

    I actually cried.

    This is the first tool that's actually worked in the moment when I need it most."

  • Alexandra K. - Therapist (yes, really)

    "I'm literally a therapist. I teach clients about nervous system regulation.

    And I still couldn't regulate my own nervous system consistently.

    I knew the theory inside and out. I could draw the polyvagal ladder from memory. I understood dorsal vagal shutdown better than most clinicians.

    But knowing and doing are completely different things.

    This workbook gave me what I give my clients but never had for myself—structured protocols organized by state.

    The game-changer for me was the 'structured by cognitive capacity' section. I'd been trying to do complex breathwork exercises during panic attacks when my prefrontal cortex was offline. No wonder they didn't work.

    Now I use the zero-cognitive-load techniques (press tongue to roof of mouth, squeeze fists) when I'm panicking, and they actually work because they don't require me to think.

    I'm literally recommending this to my clients now. It's that good."

  • Danielle R. - Software Engineer

    "I don't regulate once a day. I regulate 5-7 times a day.

    Morning panic. Mid-meeting chest tightness. Lunch-break shutdown. Afternoon freeze at my desk. Evening irritability. Bedtime activation.

    Every course I've tried was designed for people who need to 'calm down once a day.' That's not my reality.

    This system is built for people like me who need tools throughout the day depending on what state we're in at that moment.

    The Midday Regulation Resets are my lifesaver. 3-minute protocols I can do in the bathroom at work. No one knows. I come back to my desk and I can actually focus again.

    I've used the Work Freeze Protocol probably 30 times in the last two weeks. It's gotten me out of dorsal shutdown and back to being able to function faster than anything I've ever tried.

    Finally something designed for people who aren't just 'a little stressed' but actually dysregulated multiple times a day."

  • Maria T. - Nurse

    "I haven't felt anything real in over a year.

    I knew it was dissociation. I knew it was dorsal vagal shutdown. I understood the mechanism.

    But every resource I found was about 'calming anxiety.' I wasn't anxious. I was numb.

    The Gentle Activation Protocol (Page 26) changed everything.

    Nobody tells you that when you're in shutdown, you need activation, not calming. Grounding exercises were making me MORE dissociated. I needed to wake up, not calm down.

    After one week of the morning activation protocol (marching while humming), I felt my feet on the ground. Actually felt them. For the first time in months.

    After two weeks, I cried watching a commercial. I couldn't remember the last time I'd cried.

    I'm not 'fixed.' But I'm not watching my life from behind a window anymore. I'm starting to feel present again.

    This is the only resource I've found that addresses shutdown specifically instead of just assuming everyone needs to calm down."

  • Rachel B. - Freelance Writer

    "I was so skeptical.

    I've tried everything. EVERYTHING. Therapy for 8 years. Medication. Meditation apps. Yoga. Somatic courses. Books. Podcasts. Instagram accounts.

    I've spent thousands of dollars and nothing stuck.

    I almost didn't buy this because I was tired of being disappointed.

    But something about 'organized by symptom, not theory' caught me. I was so exhausted from having information without knowing how to use it.

    I downloaded it at 2 AM after a panic attack. Printed the Morning Reset Protocol and the Grounding Cards.

    Next morning, 6:15 AM, heart racing. Instead of lying there scrolling, I followed the protocol.

    Cold water on face and neck - 30 seconds.
    Vagal humming - 90 seconds.
    Grounding check - 60 seconds.

    My heart rate came down. Not completely. But enough that I could function.

    I've used it every morning for three weeks now.

    I'm not 'cured.' But I have something I can DO instead of just lying there knowing I'm dysregulated but not knowing how to fix it.

    For the first time in years, I have hope this is actually changeable."

  • Hannah M. - Mom of Three

    "I grew up with parents who yelled. I swore I'd never be like them.

    Then I had kids and found myself yelling over the smallest things. Spilled juice. Lost shoes. Normal kid stuff.

    The guilt was crushing.

    I knew about nervous system regulation. I'd read the books. I understood that I couldn't co-regulate my kids when I was dysregulated.

    But in the moment—when my toddler is melting down and my preschooler just drew on the wall—I'd lose it anyway.

    The Parenting Dysregulation Protocol saved my relationship with my kids.

    It's 90 seconds. I can do it in the bathroom while they're occupied. Press my hands against the wall as hard as I can for 30 seconds. Hum for 60 seconds.

    Sounds ridiculous. It works.

    Last week my daughter spilled an entire bowl of cereal on the carpet. I felt the rage coming. Did the protocol in the kitchen. Came back calm.

    She looked shocked. Usually I'd have yelled.

    I said 'Accidents happen. Let's clean it up.'

    The Epigenetic Cards hit me hard. Understanding that my daily regulation practice is breaking the cycle—that my kids are learning emotional regulation by watching me regulate—gives me motivation on days I want to give up.

    I'm not passing this to them. The cycle ends with me."

  • Lindsay S. - Project Manager

    "I don't want more theory. I don't want more explanations.

    I want: 'You're experiencing X, do Y.'

    That's exactly what this is.

    I printed the whole thing. Put it in a binder. Tabs for each section.

    Morning panic? Tab 1.
    Work freeze? Tab 2.
    Parenting moments? Tab 3.
    Can't sleep? Tab 4.

    It's by my bed, in my work bag, in my car.

    My favorite part: the 'zero cognitive load' protocols.

    I've had panic attacks where I literally cannot remember my own name. Trying to do '5-4-3-2-1 grounding' in that state? Impossible.

    But 'press your tongue to the roof of your mouth as hard as you can for 30 seconds'? I can do that unconscious.

    And it works.

    This is the most practical nervous system resource I've ever found. It assumes you already know the theory and just need the implementation manual.

    Finally.

    I use something from this workbook minimum 3 times a day. It's not sitting in my downloads folder. It's dog-eared and highlighted and absolutely essential to my daily functioning now.

    Worth every penny and then some."

     
     

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    ❓ I already follow nervous system accounts and have saved hundreds of posts. Why do I need this?

    Because saved posts aren't a practice.

    You have the information scattered across Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, screenshots, bookmarks. But when you wake up panicking at 6 AM, you can't remember which post had what exercise.

    This workbook is every exercise you've saved—organized by the exact moment you need it.

    Not by alphabet. Not by theory. By symptom.

    "I'm experiencing morning panic" → Page 12 → Follow protocol → Done.

    No scrolling. No deciding. No trying to remember.

    You already have the knowledge. This gives you the system to actually use it.

    ❓ How is this different from the somatic courses I've already bought?

    Three ways:

    1. Format
    Those courses are 10+ hours of video modules you have to watch when you're calm.

    This is a printable manual you grab when you're dysregulated.

    You don't watch it. You DO it.

    2. Organization
    Courses are organized by theory: "Module 1: Understanding Polyvagal Theory, Module 2: The Vagus Nerve..."

    This is organized by symptom: "Morning panic → Page 12. Work freeze → Page 23."

    You already know the theory. You need the protocols.

    3. Cognitive Load
    Courses assume you can think clearly enough to follow complex instructions.

    This includes zero-cognitive-load protocols for when your thinking brain is completely offline.

    When you're panicking and can't remember your own name, you can still "press tongue to roof of mouth for 30 seconds."

    If you've bought courses and never finished them, this is designed for you.

    ❓I'm in therapy. Is this a replacement for therapy?

    No. This complements therapy.

    Think of it this way:

    • Therapy = Understanding why you're dysregulated, processing trauma, building awareness
    • This workbook = Tools to use between sessions when you're actually dysregulated

    Your therapist helps you understand your patterns.

    This gives you protocols to regulate in the moment at 2 AM, during work, before you yell at your kids.

    Many therapists actually recommend tools like this to clients because weekly sessions aren't enough—you need daily practice tools.

    Bonus: Several testimonials are from actual therapists who bought this for themselves and now recommend it to clients.

    ❓ What if I'm too dysregulated to even use this?

    This is designed for exactly that situation.

    The workbook is organized by cognitive capacity—how much brain function you have access to:

    High Capacity (You can think):

    • Complex breathwork with counting
    • Detailed grounding exercises
    • Sequential techniques

    Medium Capacity (Thinking is hard):

    • Simple humming
    • Basic body awareness
    • Short movements

    Zero Capacity (You cannot think at all):

    • Press tongue to roof of mouth
    • Squeeze fists hard
    • Push feet into floor
    • Splash cold water on face

    One physical action. No counting. No remembering. No decisions.

    If you've ever been too panicked to use techniques before, this addresses that specific problem.

    ❓ I've tried grounding exercises and they made me feel WORSE. Will this work for me?

    Yes, because this addresses exactly why that happened.

    Grounding exercises are for people in sympathetic activation (fight/flight—anxious, wired, activated).

    If you're in dorsal vagal shutdown (freeze—numb, disconnected, collapsed), grounding can make you MORE dissociated.

    The problem wasn't grounding. The problem was using the wrong technique for your state.

    This workbook has different protocols for different nervous system states:

    • Sympathetic (activated) → Calming protocols
    • Dorsal (shutdown) → Activation protocols
    • Mixed states → Specific sequences

    The Polyvagal Reference Sheets help you identify which state you're in so you use the right protocol.

    If grounding made you worse, you were probably in dorsal and needed activation instead. This shows you how to tell the difference.

    ❓ Is this printable or digital? How does it work?

    Both. Your choice.

    Digital:

    • PDF files you can keep on your phone, tablet, or computer
    • Access anywhere without printing
    • Easy to search for specific protocols

    Printable:

    • Print everything and put in a binder
    • Print only the sections you need most
    • Keep by your bed, at your desk, in your car
    • No screen time required when using

    Most people do a hybrid:

    • Print the protocols they use most (Morning Reset, Grounding Cards)
    • Keep the full digital version on their phone as backup

    You get instant download access. Use it however works for you.

    ❓ How long are the exercises? I don't have time for 20-minute practices.

    The exercises are 3-5 minutes each.

    This isn't designed for people who have time to do a 45-minute morning practice.

    It's designed for people who need to regulate:

    • In 3 minutes before work starts
    • In the bathroom during a meeting
    • In the kitchen before snapping at kids
    • At 2 AM when they wake up panicking

    You don't need more time. You need better tools that work in the time you actually have.

    ❓ I'm not good at sticking with things. What if I buy this and don't use it?

    Then you get your money back. 30-day guarantee. No questions asked.

    But here's why this is different from things you haven't stuck with:

    You didn't stick with courses because:

    • They required you to watch hours of video
    • You had to do them when you were calm and motivated
    • They felt like homework

    This is different because:

    • You use it when you're dysregulated (when you actually NEED it)
    • Each protocol is 3-5 minutes (not a time commitment, a rescue tool)
    • It's organized by symptom (you don't have to "work through it," you just turn to the page you need)

    You don't have to "commit to a practice." You just use it when you're drowning.

    And once you experience your heart rate coming down in 4 minutes after waking up panicking, you'll keep using it.

    ❓ What if my nervous system is 'too broken' for this to work?

    Your nervous system isn't broken.

    It's stuck in a protective state that was adaptive at one point but isn't serving you anymore.

    Here's what "too broken" usually means:

    • "I've had trauma for decades"
    • "I've been dysregulated my whole life"
    • "Other things haven't worked"
    • "I'm too far gone"

    This workbook was created by a trauma therapist who works with people with complex CPTSD, developmental trauma, and severe dysregulation.

    The protocols include:

    • Titration (going slow so you don't flood)
    • Window of tolerance tracking (building capacity gradually)
    • Safety-first approach (you never have to do anything that feels wrong)

    If other somatic work has felt too intense or re-traumatizing, this is designed with that in mind.

    Start with the gentlest protocols. Go at your own pace. Your nervous system will respond when it feels safe to.

    ❓ Do I need to understand Polyvagal Theory to use this?

    No, but it helps.

    If you already know Polyvagal Theory:
    Great. You'll understand why the protocols are organized the way they are. You can jump straight to using them.

    If you don't know Polyvagal Theory:
    The workbook includes reference sheets that explain:

    • The three nervous system states (ventral, sympathetic, dorsal)
    • What each state feels like
    • Which protocols work for which state

    You don't need a PhD in neuroscience. You just need to know: "I feel X → I'm probably in Y state → I should use Z protocol."

    The workbook teaches you this as you go.

    ❓ I have ADHD and can't focus on reading long instructions. Will this work for me?

    Yes. This is designed for people who can't focus on long instructions.

    The protocols are formatted as:

    1. Exercise name
    2. Duration (30 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.)
    3. One-sentence instruction
    4. Check-in

    That's it. No paragraphs to read. No complex explanations in the moment.

    Example:

    Vagal Humming
    90 seconds
    Make a low humming sound, feeling the vibration in your chest and throat.
    Check in: Is your heart rate slower?

    Short. Clear. Easy to follow even when your brain is scattered.

    Bonus: The Grounding Cards are single instructions on individual cards. One card = one action. Perfect for ADHD brains.

    ❓ What if I don't know which protocol to use?

    The workbook tells you.

    Three ways to find the right protocol:

    1. Symptom Index
    Look up what you're experiencing:

    • "Waking up with racing heart" → Page 12
    • "Frozen at desk, can't work" → Page 23
    • "About to yell" → Page 18

    2. Polyvagal Reference Sheets
    Quick checklist:

    • Heart racing, can't sit still, anxious → Sympathetic → Use calming protocols
    • Numb, disconnected, can't feel → Dorsal → Use activation protocols
    • Calm, present, can think → Ventral → Use maintenance protocols

    3. Trial and Error
    Try a protocol. Check in after. If it made you feel worse, try a different state's protocol.

    Your body will tell you if something is working or not. The workbook teaches you to listen.

    ❓ Can I use this if I'm on medication?

    Yes. This complements medication.

    Medication can help regulate your baseline nervous system function.

    These exercises help you regulate in real-time throughout the day.

    They work together:

    • Medication = Raises your baseline capacity
    • Somatic tools = Help you regulate moment-to-moment

    Always follow your doctor's advice about medication. This is self-help, not medical treatment.

    ❓ What if I try a protocol and it doesn't work?

    Then you try a different one.

    Here's why protocols might not work the first time:

    1. Wrong state
    You used a calming protocol when you needed activation (or vice versa).
    → Solution: Try the opposite state's protocol.

    2. Wrong capacity level
    You tried a complex technique when your thinking brain was offline.
    → Solution: Use a zero-cognitive-load protocol instead.

    3. Need more repetition
    Some people need to do a protocol 2-3 times before they feel a shift.
    → Solution: Repeat the protocol or try a longer sequence.

    4. Timing
    Some protocols work better at different times of day.
    → Solution: Experiment with when you do them.

    The workbook teaches you to troubleshoot and adjust. You're learning to regulate, not following a one-size-fits-all script.

    ❓ How is this trauma-informed?

    Created by a developmental therapist who specializes in trauma, this workbook includes:

    Titration — You never have to "go deep" or "feel everything at once." The protocols dose activation in small, safe amounts.

    Choice — You're never forced to do anything. If something feels wrong, stop. Your body knows.

    Pacing — The workbook teaches you to go slow, check in frequently, and respect your window of tolerance.

    No re-traumatization — The protocols are designed to regulate without forcing you to relive or process trauma. That's what therapy is for. This is about safety and stabilization.

    Nervous system first — Trauma work happens in stages. You need a regulated nervous system before you can process trauma. This builds that foundation.

    If you've been re-traumatized by "trauma release" work before, this approach is different.

    ❓ I'm a parent. Will this help me not yell at my kids?

    Yes. That's one of the primary use cases.

    The Parenting Dysregulation Protocol (Page 18) is specifically for the moment right before you snap.

    It's 90 seconds:

    • 30 seconds: Press hands against wall as hard as you can
    • 60 seconds: Hum while doing bilateral tapping

    You can do it in the bathroom, the kitchen, anywhere your kids aren't watching.

    It gives your nervous system somewhere to discharge the rage before it comes out at your kids.

    Testimonial from a mom:

    "I've used this probably 50 times in the last month. I haven't yelled at my kids in two weeks. That's a record. This is saving my relationship with them."

    The Epigenetic Cards also explain how your regulation practice teaches your kids emotional regulation—breaking the generational cycle.

    ❓ What if I need help more intense than a workbook can provide?

    Then please work with a trauma therapist.

    This workbook is for:

    • Daily regulation between therapy sessions
    • People who can't afford ongoing therapy
    • Maintaining stability after therapy
    • Self-directed practice

    This workbook is NOT for:

    • Active suicidal ideation (call 988)
    • Severe dissociation where you lose time
    • Inability to function in daily life
    • Active psychosis or severe mental health crisis

    If you're in crisis, please get professional support.

    If you're functional but dysregulated and need tools between therapy sessions, this will help.

    ❓ What's the refund policy?

    30 days. No questions asked.

    Download it. Print it. Use the protocols for a full month.

    If it doesn't give you the structure you've been missing...
    If it's just more information instead of actual implementation...
    If you don't find it more useful than your saved Instagram posts...

    Email us. We'll refund you.

    You're not risking money. You're risking another month of knowing what to do but not having a system to do it.

    ❓ Can I share this with my therapist?

    Yes! Many buyers print relevant sections to bring to therapy sessions.

    Some therapists have asked their clients for the link to recommend to other clients.

    This is designed to complement therapy, not replace it.

    Your therapist will likely appreciate that you have structured tools to use between sessions.